Cut Across
now a country boy called shorty
and a city boy named dan
had to prove who could run the fastest
to win miss lucy's hand
now dan had all the money
and he also had the looks
but shorty must have had something, boys
that can't be found in books
well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across
that's what miss lucy said
cut across shorty, shorty cut across
it's you i wanna wed
now dan had been in training
a week before the race
he made up his mind
ol' shorty would end in second place
and dan with his long legs a-flyin'
left shorty far behind
and shorty heard him holler out
miss lucy, you'll soon be mine
but shorty wasn't worried
there was a smile upon his face
he knew that he was a-goin' to win
'cause lucy had fixed the race
and just like that old story
about the turtle and the hair
when dan crossed over the finish line
he found shorty waiting there
Corta Aí
agora um caipira chamado shorty
e um garoto da cidade chamado dan
tiveram que provar quem corria mais rápido
pra ganhar a mão da miss lucy
agora dan tinha todo o dinheiro
e também tinha a beleza
mas shorty devia ter algo, rapazes
que não se encontra em livros
bem, corta aí shorty, shorty corta aí
foi isso que a miss lucy disse
corta aí shorty, shorty corta aí
é você que eu quero me casar
agora dan estava treinando
uma semana antes da corrida
ele decidiu
que o velho shorty ia ficar em segundo lugar
e dan com suas pernas longas voando
deixou shorty bem pra trás
e shorty ouviu ele gritar
miss lucy, você logo será minha
mas shorty não estava preocupado
havia um sorriso em seu rosto
ele sabia que ia ganhar
porque lucy tinha arrumado a corrida
e assim como aquela velha história
sobre a tartaruga e a lebre
quando dan cruzou a linha de chegada
ele encontrou shorty esperando lá